Europe Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 3, 2026

Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief August 3 Europe Intelligence Brief August 3 — Key Facts —Spain growth Spain grew 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, triple the pace of Germany, France and Italy, each at 0.2%. —DAX jump German shares led markets higher with the DAX up about 1.4% as oil prices fell on US-Iran talk hopes. —AZ shares fall AstraZeneca dropped roughly 7% after reports of early merger talks with US-based Bristol Myers Squibb. —Zaporizhzhia toll Russian guided-bomb strikes on the Ukrainian city killed one person and injured 31 including two children. —Gelendzhik strike Falling drone debris killed at least six people near a Russian Black Sea resort, the regional governor said. —Prysmian deal Italy’s Prysmian agreed to buy US electrical firm Atkore for about US$3.8 billion in enterprise